舟 — kanji meaning “boat”
舟
boat, ship
- Meanings
- boat, ship
- On'yomi
- シュウ (shuu)
- Kun'yomi
- ふね、ふな-、-ぶね
- Strokes
- 6
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #1786 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 137
- Chinese reading
- zhōu — Chinese character page
Words with 舟
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 小舟 | こぶね kobune | small boat |
| 呉越同舟 | ごえつどうしゅう goetsudoushuu | bitter enemies in the same boat; rivals finding themselves together by chance; strange bedfellows |
| 舟橋 | ふなばし funabashi | pontoon bridge |
| 助け舟 | たすけぶね tasukebune | lifeboat |
| 舟艇 | しゅうてい shuutei | boat; watercraft |
| 舟形 | ふながた funagata | navicular; boat-shaped |
| 舟運 | しゅううん shuuun | transportation by water (e.g. by ship) |
| 高瀬舟 | たかせぶね takasebune | flatboat |
| 丸木舟 | まるきぶね marukibune | dugout canoe |
| 舟歌 | ふなうた funauta | sailor's song; boat song; sea shanty |
| 浮舟 | うきふね ukifune | floating boat |
| 笹舟 | ささぶね sasabune | toy bamboo-leaf boat |
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